George Little (football coach)

George Little (football coach)

College coach infobox
Name = George Little


Caption =
DateOfBirth = May 27, 1889
Birthplace = Leominster, PA
DateOfDeath = Death date and age|1957|2|23|1889|5|27|
Sport = Football
College =
Title = Head Coach
CurrentRecord =
OverallRecord = 54-16-4
Awards =
Championships = Ohio Athletic Conference 1916, 1921
CFbDWID = 1390
Player =
Years =
Team =
Position =
Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1914-15 1915, 1919-21 1924 1925-26
CoachTeams = Cincinnati Miami Michigan Wisconsin.
FootballHOF = 1955
BBallHOF =

George E. Little (May 27, 1889 in Leominster, Pennsylvania - February 23, 1957) was an American football coach best known for serving as head coach for University of Cincinnati, Miami University, University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. George was a 1912 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University. He had a career record as a head coach of 54-16 -4 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. He was also the Athletic Director at Wisconsin and Rutgers University and was the Executive Secretary of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame.

Head coaching career

University of Cincinnati

Little first head coach position was at the University of Cincinnati. He had an overall record of 10-8 including his only losing season a 4-5 record in 1915.

University of Wisconsin-Madison

In his two years as the Badgers’ head coach he compiled an overall record of 11-3-2. Lytle’s most successful year at Wisconsin was in 1925 where he led the Badgers to a 6-1-1 record and a second place finish in the Big Ten Conference. His one loss in the conference was to his former employer the University of Michigan by a score of 21-0. The Wolverines were led by his mentor Fielding Yost.

References

* [http://umich.edu/~bhl/athdept/football/coaches/glittle.htm Bentley Historical Library article]
* [http://muredhawks.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/05-mediaguide.html Miami 2005 media guide]
* [http://ucbearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/091305aaa.html UC 2005 media guide]
* [http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/fb/media_guide/media_guide.aspx?sport=fb Wisconsin 2005 media guide]
* [http://www.mgoblue.com/section_display.cfm?section_id=419&top=2&level=3 U of M history and records]
* [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1390 season by season record]
* [http://collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=10052 college football hall of fame]
* [http://www.oac.org/documents/football.pdf OAC history]


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